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Originally Posted by cdb95z28
This is way too easy. Gen6 SS 1LE > than S197 GT500. By a large margin.
I think you recognize this, but for those who don't:
Chassis dynamics (grip, response, feel, feedback, structure, I could go on)
Braking
Refinement
NVH control where it counts
Mass (less)
Powertrain synergy
Road trip comfort
Engineering
If all you care about is brute power, well then yeah, maybe the GT500. I bet the SS 1LE punches above it's "power" weight vs that generation of GT500.
If you are considering letting the 1LE go based partly on your #1 criteria, you are in the wrong hobby. Overanalyzing the changing market will only suck the fun out it. I'm not really sure what your endgame here is. Don't let the market dictate your enjoyment. Sure, you could have had a Gen6 ZL1, regret never makes things better. The overall market is down, due to many forces. The Gen6 production is done. But demand, albeit even if it is small demand, is still going to be there on the better Gen6 variants for a while. SS 1LE prices are still good. You're not going to get what you paid for it, at least right now.
I thoroughly enjoy every drive in my SS 1LE.
Are you doing track days at Pitt Race?
A Gen6 SS 1LE will be superior at Pitt Race over the GT500. Easily. Not just with lap time but in road course driving excellence. It's easy to go faster in the Camaro than the Mustang.
The heart wants what the heart wants. It sounds like the visceral part of brute power has you looking bigger. Good luck! Many walk away from the Gen6 and return after realizing how good they are. That rarely being a sound financial decision.
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Thanks for your input! No plans on going to Pitt raceway THIS year but possibly next year (if I am keeping the 1le). This year I’m signed up for NJMP and Pocono. Will most likely do Watkins Glenn as well. I also thoroughly enjoy driving my 1le but man it’s frustrating driving such a capable car on public roads. I just feel this car is begging to go hard into corners but 1. There aren’t that many on my usual routes 2. I can’t do crazy cornering speeds on public roads. If I somehow wind up in the GT500 it will not be a track day car. More of a cruiser/highway pull car.
While I enjoy driving the 1le it can get boring/frustrating driving it. There just isn’t much drama when you plant your foot in it. Not sure why but these days I seem to be craving getting something “worse”. I know I won’t get what I paid for the 1le and I am fine with taking a loss, just not what the current trade in value is. I’d sell for less than a dealers asking price but would have to be a few grand above trade in.
One thing I disagree with you on is I think the GT500 would be more comfortable than the SS 1le in tour mode on all season tires. I had an s197 GT and those cars are just comfy cruisers. They are closer to a truck than a sports car in how they ride. You have a great point about not letting the market dictate my choice but I just seem to want more horsepower. It just wasn’t much of an upgrade going from an SS to an SS 1le. If I keep this car it will have to get bolt ons at the very least even though I’m not too keen on modding vehicles as much anymore. It’s just way too boring in a straight line and I'm too used to the power and need more it seems.